❤ DIY Mint Extract

9/07/2013

Mint is one of those workhorses of the garden. Once you plant it, your hardest job is keeping it from overtaking everything else in the yard and figuring out what to do with it all. Did you know Mint is one of the oldest and most popular herbs that is grown around the world. There are many different varieties of mint, each having its own subtle flavour and aroma.

Mint as Minta Spacata is a plant that has been long used in diverse cultures, such as India, the Caribbean and even Spanish speaking countries. Mint has a sweet flavour, with a cooling after-sensation. Both, fresh and dried mint are used in preparing a large number of recipes, including curries, soups, chutneys, salads, juices, and ice creams.

Its health benefits include:
- Soothing the digestive tract and if you are having stomach ache then it can be of great help
- Drinking herbal mint tea reduces irritated bowel syndromes, cleanses the stomach and also clear up skin disorders such as acne.
- Mint acts as a cooling sensation to the skin and helps in dealing with skin irritations.
- Mint helps in eliminating toxins from the body.
- Crushed mint leaves helps in whitening teeth and combat bad breath.
- Mint is a very good cleanser for the blood.

Here's a very simple tutorial on how to make mint extract at home

Ingredients:

approximately 1 cup mint leaves
2 cups vodka

Directions:

Sanitize jar
Harvest mint, ensure leaves are cleaned.
Either with your hands on with a mortar and pestle, bruise the mint. Tear the leaves a little.
Store the mixture in a cool, dry place for 1 month. Give it a good shake every few days.
After 1 month, strain the leaves, pour the extract into an air-tight jar and store in a cool, dark place.
The spearmint extract should last at least 1 year, if not more.

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9/06/2013

I have been so busy at my day job over at WISC that I have neglected here a bit. We have been trying out new equipment we got in from China and I must say it's really amazing! But today, I decided to take a much needed day-off. The team and I at WISC have been working ferociously the past 2 months.even working through holidays, so a day off is very welcoming.

I did my regular daily morning rituals; yoga, meditation and sun salutation's with my ever faithful guru. Then I spent most of the morning online, it's amazing sometimes I get so unispired by the online entrepreneurship world. So much of the emphasis is on getting clients, traffic, and likes - likes, traffic, clients. Even seems the new online trend is 'inspirational' I wonder how many actually live it.  Most seem to be just sitting behind a computer trying to hustle. But such is life...I guess.

I on the other hand, always believe in being the change you wish to see. LIVE the life of your dreams. Speaking of dreams, I've always wanted to get a bit more earth connected, so I've decided to get into nature lately, I've already begum  realizing how balancing and healing it is for me without even trying. For those of you who work a lot and don't get a lot of nature time during the day, you may want to try this thing called "Earthing" I just recently heard about. It is where you spend 5-10 minutes sitting or standing on the Earth each day. For example, in the grass, beach, forest, or other. It helps us to connect with the earth's rhythms so we stay grounded and in balance. Try it and let me know how it goes for you and if you notice a difference.

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